The North Carolina Zoo
Dec. 29, 2011
A NASCAR themed day. We headed to Charlotte at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, then Charlotte Motor Speedway and it's Christmas lights display. The best part was the half lap on the track, I did take the car up against the wall in Turn 4, there is a lot more banking than I expected!
Dec. 25, 2011
Christmas morning time lapse. First we open the stockings and then have breakfast before opening the gifts under the tree. I love the cat washing herself at :17 seconds. Tech note, I shot a picture every 20 seconds, so 3 a minute, then the playback is 9 frames per second, so each second of video is 3 minutes of real time.
Dec. 23, 2011
Clay and I got in a long ride around Country Park in Greensboro, followed by a turkey feast by Deb (it's starting to sound like the beginning to Alice's Restaurant, "I can not tell a lie, I put that letter under that pile of trash)
Dec. 19, 2011
Mountain bike trails in Cheraw State Park. Very sandy.
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Dec. 18, 2011
The North Carolina Cyclocross State Championship. I have not raced in a few weeks but figured the race was close enough, and I will pine for cyclocross all summer. My day started really bad, as I began a warm up lap on a frosty and muddy coarse I started a slide and stuck my leg out and caught my toe, twisting my knee. I had to really think if I even wanted to start I was in so much pain... but some stretching and light riding loosened it up enough so I headed to the start line. I decided to start in the back and see how I felt.... well it's a race, so after 1/2 a lap I just rode hard. The coarse was technical and wet, the signature was a "run up" (almost all the pictures) that could be ridden if you hit it right (I never did in the race) over a bridge and a steep ramp down. (the picture of the guy choosing to slide down on his butt)
I had a blast, I have no idea how I finished, my class results were never posted, I will update this later.
Dec. 18, 2011 (part 2)
My data from the HR monitor. I was concerned (or impressed) a couple of times when I looked down and saw a heart rate over 180 bpm. But I am guessing I had an error, my lap averages were 189, 194 and 184, and a max of 228, 216 and 206 bpm, all seem high. But the speeds were correct.
Dec. 6, 2011
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Biocommunications Photography students presented Dr. Robert Shackleford, RCC President, with an autographed copy of their new book entitled “The Lumen Project: Building Working Relationships.”
Dec. 2, 2011
The view from my room and my students share ear buds and laugh at something education I hope...
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